• Sore thumbs

    This week I took on building ten new stretchers (wooden frames for stretching canvas). The stretcher bars were given to me a number of years…

    March 28, 2014

  • Professional help

    In the spring of 1990, a close friend of mine underwent brain surgery. Initially unable to read, another friend of ours would visit her regularly…

    March 21, 2014

  • New tricks

    I can’t believe I never thought of it before, but I discovered this great new way to mix paint: on wax paper. The only downside…

    March 14, 2014

  • Almost

    Three pieces are very close to being done, but making me crazy with their little tiny details that just have to be right. For example,…

    March 7, 2014